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We are happy to be playing all around the Springs this month, starting Friday, June 14; we will be at Sanctuary Point in Monument for the resident summer concert series. So excited to be there! Saturday, June 15, we will be on the westside at Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort. The following weekend we will be at Axe and Oak Whiskey House on Friday night, and then downtown Colorado Springs at Jack Quinn's Irish Pub on Saturday, followed up by a private gig at a Ranch out east. Thank you for your support of live music and our wonderful venues. We LOVE playing music for our friends and family and look forward to sharing time with everyone!
Hosted by Tom Brosseau, the Great American Folk Show came through historic Manitou Springs and we got to be a part of one of his shows. Spencer really pulls out all the stops when there is anything historic. Tom had a lot of questions about the history of Manitou Springs and we had a lot of fun playing for Tom in the corner of the ballroom at the historic Cliff House.
Manitou Strings, a Colorado Springs-based band, is fronted by Spencer Wren, who writes all the original tunes that the band performs. This one, Carp's Lament, is a sweeter song than Wren usually pens. We like it a lot and it helps us remember a dear friend who used to play in the band and then had to go back east to his home to be with family. This is just a little clip of the song. There's more on our YouTube Channel We opened for Leon Majcen on a night when it snowed more than anyone was expecting. I mean---feet of snow. We showed up at Oskar Blues on Tejon, downtown Colorado Springs ready to play and we had a great time. Leon was very kind and engaging and his bass player, #kosmickenny was fun, too. We wish him the best on his travels across America from Florida.
Was it the altitude? Or the edibles? That made last night incredible? Was it the steel guitar? Or that shootin' star that elevated us so far? We've been hanging around for awhile, I like your smile you got my style. We were merely curious. Now we're getting serious. Up Pikes Peak, get away for the night, out in the dark we saw the light. Our veils they fell away so fast; that clumsiness it couldn't last. Was it the pint of Rye? Or O'Ryan in the sky that left me feelin' high, high, high.
An original tune by Spencer Wren, Manitou Strings Our very special thanks to Josh Alford for his artistry, and recording mastery. |
AuthorManitou Strings, a Colorado Springs-based band, features original material and covers performed in unique and musical ways. Catch us on Band Camp or Spotify. Archives
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